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"I'm getting more and more ashamed" pg. 257

By the end of the text, Blacky demonstartes more of an awareness of the outside world and how inherently racist some of the residence are. He is a character who has changed the most when compared to the other residence - at the start, he was almost ashamed to be seen with Dumby, yet by the end, he was going against his parents and venturing to The Point to attend his funeral (and was ashamed that no one else seemed to cared that he had died)

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The whole tribe was there, sitting around the kitchen table, waiting for dinner to be served. Except for the old man, of course. As usual, he was down the pub.

how the black people are a lot more sivalised then the white people thought

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"The whole tribe was there, sitting around the kitchen table, waiting for dinner to be served. Except for the old man, of course. As usual, he was down the pub."

Readers learn that even though the Blacks are a big family they are not united toghther and that the old man is constantly absent from dinner. Even thoguh they are not rich this presents to readers the idea that the dad does not alwys have the families best interests at heart and is selfish by spending their money down at the pub.

Maddie

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"Gilligan's Island versus The Brady Bunch"

Even within the Black family there is a divide - in this instance, what TV show they will watch. They were deeply divided and not willing to budge. However, as the text progresses, Blacky starts to realise that there are bigger things to fight for, and appears to have more awareness of the outside world. He is one character who changes - going from a "gutless wonder" who steps out of the way of danger, to some one who is willing to take on challenges.

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‘Nukkin ya?’ said Pickles. ‘Geez, you’re talking like one of them now.’

‘So what,’ I said.

‘Well I s’pose he is a mate of yours and all,’ said Pickles.

‘Matter of fact, he is,’ I said

racist cos he is starting to speak like a black person and friends with one

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"My own son a gutless wonder. A gutless fucking wonder.

I rubbed my forehead. I’d never felt so ashamed in all my life."

What does this quote mean

This quote puts readers into a position where they can potentially feel bad for blacky as to what he has to deal with.

Blacky could be trying his best doing what he has been told but if its not up to his dads standard he would get hurt physically and put down verbally.

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"Even though the Point was only a half an hour’s drive from the Port, the two towns didn’t have much to do with one another"

readers learn that football was one of the only things that brought the two sides of the town together, displaying the racism between the towns and clear separation.

Mitch

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"That word again – responsibility. I’d been hearing it so much lately."

This highlights to readers that blacky is about to take more responsiblilty than what he thinks is fair. This actively demonstrates that Blacky is growing up to take more responsiblility.

Jacko

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‘Nukkin ya?’ said Pickles. ‘Geez, you’re talking like one of them now.’ ‘So what,’ I said. ‘Well I s’pose he is a mate of yours and all,’ said Pickles. ‘Matter of fact, he is,’ I said.

This Interprets the racist views of Blacky's friend Pickles and also how this can impact a town with those perpectives almost everywhere

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"Even though the Point was only a half an hour's drive from the Port, the two towns didn't have much to do with one another. The footy was really the only place where Nungas and Goonyas got to hang around together."

readers learn that even though it may be only a half an hour's drive between the towns but in reality the Port and the Point are a world apart. Neither community has any interest in interacting with the other. The only aspect of their lives in which they willingly come together is football.

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Even though the Point was only a half an hour’s drive from the Port, the two towns didn’t have much to do with one another. The footy was really the only place where Nungas and Goonyas got to hang around together.

the black people dont like the white people and the white people dont like the black people

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"the pay for fifty, they get fifty" pg. 50

Darcy is a character who, unlike others in the town, appears to have a sense of integrity. He does, however, still hold some racist views, when he claims that all Ind. girls have diseases.

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‘I don’t know what Arks, I mean Mr Robertson, expects of me.’

‘That you do your best. That’s all anybody expects of you. Do your best and he’ll be happy as Larry.’

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"BOONGS PISS OFF’ had been there for ages"

readers learn that people apart of the town, although disagreeing with the racism overtaking in their town, nobody went against what everyone else was doing.

Mitch

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"The whole tribe was there, sitting around the kitchen table, waiting for dinner to be served. Except for the old man, of course. As usual, he was down the pub."

What does this quote mean

This quote portrays readers to think that blackys dad 'bob' or the old man does not care about his family nor does he spend time with him.

Readers can infer that it is a constant thing as it happens time and time again, he never stays at home and spends time with his family, instead at the pub drinking and ruining it for himself.

This could change the way blacky is and how he acts because he could take after him and choose as it is the right thing to do.

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"Except for the old man, of course. As usual, he was down the pub."

This suggests to readers that blacky's is always at the pub and never at home caring for the family

jacko

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You’ve got to look like you’re trying to stop him, though. If you don’t then you’re a gutless wonder. A gutless wonder is about the worst thing you can be in our town. If you’re a boy that is.

blacky is a pussy but doesnt want anyone else to know that and make fun of him

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The idea of superiorety that people from the point feel compared to people from the port. Readers recognise this when pickes says “‘Nukkin ya?’ said Pickles. ‘Geez, you’re talking like one of them now" this quote further highlights the judgment white poeple faced when thy tried to interact with people from the point outside of foooty

Maddie

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"Nukkin ya?’ said Pickles. ‘Geez, you’re talking like one of them now"

portraying to readers the judgement that blacky experienced just by simply becoming friends with Dumby.

Mitch

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Next Saturday we play Wangaroo for the Peninsula Junior Colts Premiership. The whole town is talking about it, it’s the biggest thing to happen here since the second prize in the S.A. Tidy Towns Competition (Section B). Just shows what sort of town I live in. Hopeless.

its a really boring town and not much happens here

by JAZ

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"The footy was really the only place where Nungas and Goonyas got to hang around together."

This highlights to readers that the only time the 2 towns got along was for sport.

Jacko

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"You’ve got to look like you’re trying to stop him, though. If you don’t then you’re a gutless wonder. A gutless wonder is about the worst thing you can be in our town. If you’re a boy that is."

What does this quote mean

Blacky is explaining here how you can become a gutless wonder, and what it means in his town is that you become displaced in the town, generally only if you're a boy.

Readers learn throughout the text who blacky really is and he how he wants to prove himself to everyone in the town including his dad at most times.

The only way blacky can prove himself not to be a gutless wonder is if he stops the thumper in the game and stays brave throughout it

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"Everyone else laughed, but i didn't"

Highlights to readers the ignorance and superiorety that white people feel towards people from the point.

Maddie

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"gutless wonder"

Readers learn that characters value strength and, at the same time, judge others for their actions (fairly or unfairly)

Mr Kiel

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"the two towns don’t often have much to do with one another”.

What does this quote mean?

highlighting the separation of the two towns – The Point and The Port – as one of the ways individuals maintain the status quo.